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TRENTON, NJ – Assemblyman Jack M. Ciattarelli (R-16th) has introduced legislation that would lead to more varsity letters at New Jersey high schools.

The bill mandates school districts with high school grades to establish criteria for awarding varsity letters for participating in all extracurricular activities that include competitions with students from other schools.

“There is a long tradition of high schools awarding athletes with varsity letters. At many schools, marching band and jazz band members also earn letters. Why stop there?” Ciattarelli said.

“There are other competitive activities that require the same level of commitment, dedication, teamwork, and school pride. Because varsity letters symbolize sacrifice and accomplishment, they should not be limited to mostly athletes in traditional sports,” the Hillsborough resident added.

Under Ciattarelli’s bill, students will be eligible to earn varsity letters for participating in, for example, robotics, debate teams, chess clubs, and any other school sanctioned activity that competes with other high schools.

“Awarding a varsity letter to everyone who distinguishes themselves and their high school in interscholastic competitions is only fair and right,” said Ciattarelli.

TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Assembly passed two bills Thursday to help expand access to reproductive health services in New Jersey.

The first bill, A2134 passed by a vote of 47-20-6. It will reinstate the $7.45 million in reproductive health care funding cuts made by former Gov. Chris Christie. This funding goes toward critical health care services, including cancer screenings, birth ...

TRENTON, NJ - Bipartisan legislation sponsored by Senator Kip Bateman (R-Somerset,Middlesex,Mercer,Hunterdon) that is focused on reducing the harmful effects of food waste through increased recycling has been approved by the Senate Environment and Energy Committee.

The legislation calls for large generators of food waste to separate it from other forms of trash, providing the ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Frank Lautenberg, New Jersey’s longest-serving U.S. senator, left an outsize imprint on state politics and national policy by the time he died while in office, in 2013.

His papers, now curated and maintained by the Rutgers University Libraries, encompass 2,250 boxes of hats, buttons, campaign stickers, vinyl records, paper documents and other artifacts that, laid end ...

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Students from more than 30 schools in Somerset County, including six from Hillsborough''s elementary and intermediate schools, will compete in the 3rd annual Spelling Bee Spectacular sponsored by the Somerset County Library System of New Jersey.

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, NJ - The fire at Kingsberry Acres displaced a family of three Tuesday morning, and the help of the community is needed.

"I woke up to a loud boom that sounded like it came from my garage," Jaquita Burton said. "When I opened my garage door to check it out dark smoke quickly filled my house. I am very thankful I woke up when I did because my ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ - Requests are now being accepted from eligible non-profit and community groups to use the 30-seat community box during the 2018 season at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, home of the Somerset Patriots.

To be eligible, applicants should be nonprofits whose client base consists of at least 50 percent Somerset County residents or community organizations that are located in ...

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - TAPinto.net has been named Partner of the Year by NJ News Commons, a network of more than 230 news organizations across New Jersey. The award goes to a journalist or news organization that showed overall excellence in their work for 2017.

Joe Amditis, Associate Director of the Center for Cooperative Media, said TAPinto won the award ...